Henry henley



H. HENLEY.

Fruit Dryer.

Patented Aug. 16, 1870. 72 1 l [7211 22 for T KMWM N.PETERS, FHOTO-L\THOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D c.

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Letters Patent No. 106,484, dated August 16, 1870; antedated August 4, 1870.

FRUIT-DRIER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making m of the same To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HENRY HENLEY, of Shoals, in the county of Martin and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit- Driers; and I do hereby'declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon \vhichfo'rm a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in socOnstructing a fruit-drier that it will generate its own steam or be supplied with steam from a separateboilcr; also, in the combination and arrangement of such devices, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in

l which-- Figure 1 i'sa transverse vertical section, and

Figure 2, a rear elevation of my improved fruitdrier.

A represents the frame of my fruit-drier, at the lower end of which is the boiler B.

Within the frame A, above the boiler, and at suitable distances apart, are a series of horizontal steamchambers, G C, upon which the fruit-pans D D' are placed.

Apipe, E, leads from near the bottom of the boiler B upward, and is, by smaller pipes, at a, connected with the steam-chambers O 0.

Another pipe, G, leads from near the top of the boiler upivard, and is also, by similar smaller pipes, connecte with the steam-chambers.

The pipe G is closed at the top, while the pipe E is open and provided with a valve.

Still another pipe or tube, H, opens into the boiler at or near its center, and a spout, I, is attached to the side of the boiler, as shown in fig. 2. I The pipe G conducts steam from the boiler into the chambers, and the pipe E conducts the water from the steam-chambers back into the boiler. This waterpipe is also used to carry off the surplus steam after it passes through the steam-chambers. It is also used to pass off the cold air from. the chambers when the steam is first'introduced.

The chambers O 0 being aii tight, it is very difficult to fill them with steam and heat them until the confined air is let out. By this arrangement, when the steam is introduced, the air 'is-driven out of the chambers into the water-pipe, and, as soon as the pressure is sufficient to raise the valve at the top, it passes out. r

This water-pipe E, being connected with the boiler at the bottom under the water, will not let steam into it direct from the boiler, but the surplus steam, after occupying the steam-chambers, will make its escape through the water-pipeby raising the valve. Thus this same pipe'serves to convey from the chambers water, steam, and air.

The short pipe, H, is intended to receive steam from a detached boiler of any kind, so -that the operator may either set the machine on a stove or furnace and generate steam from itsown boiler to heat the machine by stopping the short pipe H, or he may set it to one side, and, by the use of a rubber pipe to connect with any other boiler, he can fill the chambers as effectually as by making the steam 'in its own boiler. When this latter method is used it- .will be necessary to put water in the boiler 13, which now becomes a steam-chamber, sufficient to cover the lower openings, so that the steam will reach the chambers through the proper steam-pipe and not through the water-pipe. The importance or value of thisarrangement-is great. For instance, it will most generally be used simply by setting it on a stove or a furnace and generating its own steam, but in case a man has a boiler already for steamingfeed for stock or other purposes, it may be p more. convenient for him to supply the drier with steam from his other boiler, which already occupies the furnace, or, if his drier is a small one suitable for using on his cook-stove in the kitchen,'it may be less in the way of cooking to set it to one side and draw the steam from a stove-pot or tea-kettle; but, on the other hand, if he can spare room on the cook-stove, or on any other stove for the drier to sit, it is less trouble and expense to use it alone, making its ownsteam.

The spout I in the end of the boiler used for supplyingthe boiler. with water, stands open all thctime,

so that the operator can see when more water is needed. The steam will-not escape through it for the reason that the connection with the inside of the boiler is at the bottom, underneath the water.

The drawers D D are-made of any suitable sheet metal,.and there may be one or more of such drawers between the steam-chambers, as may be deemed most desirable. I In the above description I have supposed the steamchambers stationary, but I may make them movable and use them as the drawers or fruit-pans, dispensing with the drawers D D, in which case I arrange suitable cleats or ways for them to move'upon in the sides of the frame A, and also connect them with the pipes E and G by rubber or other flexible pipes,

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A fruit-drier, so constructed that it can generate its own steam or be supplied with steam from-a separate boiler, snbstantiall y as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. In combination with a fruit-drier, having a series of parallel, horizontal steam-chambers, whether stastrueted as described, and substantially as and for the tionary or movable, a pipe, so constructed and conpurposes herein set forth.

ne'cted with said steam-chambers that it will convey In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my-own, from the same steam, water, and air, substantially as I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses and for the purposes herein set forth. I HENRY HENLEY.

3. The combination and arrangement of, the boiler 1 ]3 with spout I, pipes E G H, steam-chambers O O, Witnesses: I

whether stationary or movable, connecting-pipes a a, ANTHONY WAY,

and with or without the fruit-pans D D, all 'con- Gon-nnnms N. MCDONALD. 

